Another man in critical condition after drinking wine soaked with forest plants in Nghe An

The fateful drinking party that killed three brothers in Nghe An

(Baonghean.vn) - The bottle of wine soaked with forest plants for about a week, considered a strong and precious wine, so Mr. Moong Van Di and his wife only invited his wife's sister and younger brother to drink. Unexpectedly, that was also the fateful drinking party for the whole family.

On the afternoon of March 22, Que Phong District Medical Center (Nghe An) received an emergency case of alcohol poisoning.

Mr. Lu Van Huyen is currently being treated by the medical team of Que Phong District Medical Center. Photo: Hung Cuong

The victim was Lu Van Huyen, 51 years old, from Hua Na 2 village, Thong Thu commune, Que Phong district. Mr. Huyen's family said that at around 10:00 a.m. on March 22, Mr. Huyen went to Mr. Han's house in the same village to drink wine soaked with forest plants and rice wine. However, at around 12:00 noon, when he returned home, Mr. Huyen fell, had a seizure, foamed at the mouth, and was taken to Que Phong District Medical Center for emergency treatment by his family.

Currently, Mr. Huyen is still being treated and is not out of danger.

A few days earlier, in the border district of Ky Son, four brothers in a family were poisoned after drinking wine soaked with wild plants, three died, one was in critical condition. The wine bottle was identified as being soaked with poison ivy.

The wine bottle that killed 3 people in Nghe An was soaked with poison ivy.

(Baonghean.vn) - Test results show that the bottle of wine that poisoned 4 people, 3 of whom died in Nghe An, contained Koumin, a compound found in the aconite plant.